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docs(fern): finalize preview workflow and nav cleanup #7

docs(fern): finalize preview workflow and nav cleanup

docs(fern): finalize preview workflow and nav cleanup #7

Workflow file for this run

name: Branch Docs Preview
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- "fern/**"
- ".github/workflows/branch-docs.yml"
permissions:
contents: read
pull-requests: write
jobs:
preview:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout repository
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Check Fern preview availability
id: fern-preview
env:
FERN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FERN_TOKEN }}
run: |
if [ -n "$FERN_TOKEN" ]; then
echo "enabled=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
else
echo "enabled=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
echo "::notice::Skipping Fern docs preview because FERN_TOKEN is unavailable. This is expected for fork PRs and repos without Fern preview credentials configured."
fi
- name: Setup Node.js
if: ${{ steps.fern-preview.outputs.enabled == 'true' }}
uses: actions/setup-node@v6
with:
node-version: "24"
- name: Install Fern CLI
if: ${{ steps.fern-preview.outputs.enabled == 'true' }}
run: npm install -g fern-api
- name: Generate preview URL
if: ${{ steps.fern-preview.outputs.enabled == 'true' }}
id: generate-docs
env:
FERN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FERN_TOKEN }}
PREVIEW_ID: pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
working-directory: ./fern
run: |
OUTPUT=$(fern generate --docs --preview --id "$PREVIEW_ID" 2>&1)
echo "$OUTPUT"
URL=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -oP 'Published docs to \K.*(?= \()')
if [ -z "$URL" ]; then
echo "::error::Failed to generate preview URL. See fern output above."
exit 1
fi
echo "preview_url=$URL" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
- name: Post or update PR comment
if: ${{ steps.fern-preview.outputs.enabled == 'true' }}
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
PREVIEW_URL: ${{ steps.generate-docs.outputs.preview_url }}
run: |
BODY=":herb: **Preview your docs:** <${PREVIEW_URL}>"
MARKER="<!-- preview-docs -->"
BODY="${BODY}
${MARKER}"
COMMENT_ID=$(gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${PR_NUMBER}/comments" \
--jq ".[] | select(.body | contains(\"${MARKER}\")) | .id" | head -1)
if [ -n "$COMMENT_ID" ]; then
gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/comments/${COMMENT_ID}" \
-X PATCH -f body="$BODY"
else
gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${PR_NUMBER}/comments" \
-f body="$BODY"
fi